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At Jones Beach, drone show for America250 up and down, the excitement among the attendees’ voices rose. Hundreds of illuminated Crowds packed the beach- drones transformed the dark front and boardwalk at Jones sky above the ocean into a movBeach State Park in Wantagh ing canvas. The performance on Memorial Day for the park’s featured a variety of patriotic first-ever patriotic drone light images and symbols, including a soaring bald show, a new attraceagle, “1776” and tion introduced as military-themed part of New York’s scenes to patriotic summer-long celemusic. bration of the The drone show upcoming 250th was one of several anniversary of Memorial Day America’s indepenweekend events dence. organized by New The roughly 20-minute aerial York State Parks as display began at 9 part of the Amerip.m. over the Atlanca250 initiative, tic Ocean near the marking the 250th Central Mall area anniversary of the of the park, drawsigning of the Decing spectators linlaration of Indeing the sand and KATHY HOCHUL pendence. boardwalk with Additional Governor phones in hand to attractions includcapture the historic ed colonial-era event. cooking demonstrations, period As the 1,000 drones, which music, family games and miliwere synchronized to patriotic tary encampments representmusic, rose into the night sky, ing Revolutionary War regithe atmosphere shifted from ments. conversation to focused attenGov. Kathy Hochul tion on the awe-inspiring aerial announced earlier this year show. that Jones Beach would host a As each of the drones went
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Participants in Cornerstone Behavioral Services’ teen social-skills group interacted with animals during a community outing. The program helps teens build friendships, develop social skills and gain real-world experiences in supportive community settings.
Wantagh’s Nicole Iannarone helps Long Island families navigate autism By HUNTER FENOLLOL hfenollol@liherald.com
As Elizabeth Reyes prepares to watch her son, Jason, graduate from Hicksville High School and head off to college, she often thinks back to the uncertainty her family faced years ago. Jason, now 18, was struggling with social and emotional challenges despite receiving academic support in school. His family searched for help, but found few options that fit his needs. Today he has his driver’s license, volunteers at Cornerstone twice a week working with younger children, maintains close friendships and is preparing for the next chapter of his life.
“I credit Cornerstone with giving Jason the quality of life that he has today,” Reyes said. “He learned skills and strategies to deal with socializing, life and even being more comfortable with family.” For Reyes and many other Long Island families, that support came from Nicole Iannarone, founder and president of Cornerstone Behavioral Services. The Wantagh resident and board-certified behavior analyst has been recognized as a Hometown Hero by the New York Red Bulls for her work supporting children with autism and their families across Nassau and Suffolk counties. Her Seaford-based agency has also been named Best Applied Behavior Analysis Provider in the Best of Long Island CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
he founding of America 250 years ago cannot be told without including New York’s pivotal role in the American Revolution.
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